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James Ibori, who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of
dollars in stolen public funds through British banks and properties, lost
an appeal against his conviction in London on Wednesday.
Mr Ibori was governor of oil-producing Delta State in Southern Nigeria for
eight years.
He had pleaded guilty in a London court in 2012 to a 10-count charge of
fraud and money-laundering, involving sums amounting to at least 50
million pounds ($66 million).
He received a 13-year jail sentence of which he served half, as is common
in the British system.
Mr Ibori, who is now back in Nigeria, appealed against his conviction,
alleging misconduct by British Police and prosecutors, which he argued,
tainted the judicial process.
(Reuters/NAN)